Standing on the Side of Love Coffeehouse

From puppet skits and thoughtful readings to family bands, youth performances, and solo acts. What a creative mix of entertainment we had at the March 9 UU Coffeehouse! The Standing on the Side of Love coffeehouse was dedicated to social justice issues, including marriage equality to immigration reform. But performers covered many other topics as well, such as the whimsical evil genius of Skullcrusher Mountain and the puppet who was afraid of being buried in a box ("Just stop it!"). A large and enthusiastic audience cheered over 20 performing groups!

Auction Donation Catalog is Available Here

Join us on Saturday, April 13th in the Fellowship Hall for the 30th Annual Service Auction. The event starts at 4:30 pm with a reception in the sanctuary, with silent auction bidding and fixed price items. Dinner is family style at 5:30, followed by a live auction at 6:30. Desserts and coffee will be served after the live auction. Tickets are available after services this Sunday, or you may buy them at the door but RSVP to wchilder57@gmail.com! Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 per child. $30 max for a family and $12 at the door for adults. There is still time to donate an item for the auction. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Jody Hanger at jody@hannauer.net or 351-6756. See you there! The list of items available for bidding are found by clicking here (older post) Join all your luucky friends at the annual UUCUC Service auction on Saturday April 13. This year we will have a reception featuring hors d'oeuvres, music by the Ken Smith trio, and beer, wine and soft drinks at the luucky dog saloon. After the reception we will have wonderful Greek dinner and then the main event. At the intermission of the auction we will have drawing for several prizes including a chance to win $20,000 a week for 20 years. If you win, Sam will immediately appear at your side with a pledge form! Remember, if you want to be entered in the drawing you need to buy your auction ticket in March! Also anyone that makes a donation to the auction during March will receive an extra entry in the raffle so get those donations in early!

March Shared Offering: We DREAM, We Act Scholarship Fund

This scholarship fund was established in an effort to provide financial relief to successful undocumented students at the University of Illinois. It is sponsored by La Colectiva, a non-profit student-run organization affiliated with the University Y. The organization was founded to address the various issues that undocumented students face on campus. Aware of the changing demographics in Champaign County, La Colectiva then made a philosophical change to move out of the “campus bubble” and engage with the immigrant community in Champaign-Urbana. Toward this end, La Colectiva has provided mentoring programs for Latino high school students and helped to establish La Linea Latina, a local immigrant helpline. La Colectiva is a collaborative partner with other immigration rights groups in the CU community. Although a national DREAM Act (Developmental, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) did not make it through the U.S. Congress, Illinois did pass its own version in 2011, recognizing the rights of undocumented youth to invest in their education. The goal of the We DREAM, We Act Scholarship is to award financial assistance to worthy students at the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University.